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Originally Posted by BrianG
 Wow, 15mpg in the city?? Something has gotta be wrong with that! Do you treat the gas pedal like an on/off switch?  Is that typical for that car (going by user reviews)?
Back when I had an automatic, I noticed an improvement in gas mileage simply by putting it in neutral when idling at a stoplight. The torque converter does slip but there is still load on the motor (hence the need to keep the brake pressed). |
Brian, Ive done everything. I ran an entire tank where I never let the engine rpm get over 2200 - hvy with the pedal indeed. I got flipped off more times that week that I prob have been in my life! I ran a tank using crusie control only - as soon as I gently got to 30mph, immed on cruise. I drive no more than 40mph and know how to get this CVT trans to upshift early and lock in top gear. The rewards - maybe a 1mpg improvement. Whats frustrating is I know there's something wrong somewhere with the car. There are 7 of these Maximas where I work and they get 18 to 20mpg. But bottom line for todays top flight mechanic - if it doesn't show up on a diagnostic, then there is nothing wrong. I traded my 5spd truck which was getting 18s for this sucker. Very disappointed - won't own another one ever! Meantime while I'm shopping around, I'll try the neutral business, hadn't heard that one before.
JRH - I don't get calculator out for everything, but try to do what makes sense financially - when our tax deductions no longer helped, I paid off the house, no more throwing interest money away. I elected to buy siding instead of painting every other year 18 yrs ago - thats now paying for itself with each passing year. I ride my motorcycles as much as I can. They are being used as well as my mtn bike (the exercise is great, I've lost almost 20lbs since 1st of year) and walking. I used to buy a tank a week, now its down to a tank a month - even with that stupid gas guzzler I'm driving. When I get something else, it'll be even less often.
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